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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
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Steps Taken for Strengthening Universal Immunisation Programme
Government has taken a numbers of steps for strengthening Routine Immunization and ensuring that amidst the COVID-19 pandemic crisis, immunization programme is properly implemented and access to immunization services remains uninterrupted, these include:
- Development and dissemination of National guidelines to safely continue immunization services during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Appropriate communication material has been developed and shared with the States and UTs for addressing vaccine hesitancy and strengthening routine immunization with due precautions, during COVID-19 pandemic.
- Supply chain of vaccines and other logistics has been ensured during COVID-19 pandemic.
- In addition, Intensified Mission Indradhanush  was also conducted in February 2021 & March 2021, to cover the unvaccinated and partially vaccinated children. These efforts have contributed in reduction of immunization gap coverage.
- States/UTs have been asked to prepare specific plans to improve Full Immunization Coverage and to ensure designated days in a week only for Routine Immunization activity.
The number of children fully immunized as reported by State/UTs in HMIS portal under the Universal Immunization Programme , State/UT-wise in 2018-19, 2019-20 and 2020-21 is as below.
Number of Children Fully Immunized, State/UT wise for 2018-19, 2019-20 & 2020-21
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S. No.
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States/UTs
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2018-19
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2019-20
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2020-21
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1
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A & N Islands
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4,249
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3,956
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3,959
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2
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Andhra Pradesh
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8,46,935
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8,22,839
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7,73,335
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3
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Arunachal Pradesh
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18,896
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19,410
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18,349
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4
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Assam
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5,95,599
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5,98,636
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5,99,176
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5
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Bihar
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22,70,485
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27,68,372
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26,03,914
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6
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Chandigarh
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18,249
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15,773
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13,908
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7
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Chhattisgarh
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5,67,009
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5,86,951
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5,86,717
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8
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Dadra & Nagar Haveli
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8,386
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8,132
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7,282
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Daman & Diu
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5,314
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4,680
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4,321
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9
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Delhi
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2,98,300
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3,12,742
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2,49,718
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10
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Goa
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19,708
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20,330
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17,990
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11
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Gujarat
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11,56,814
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11,73,928
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11,47,656
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12
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Haryana
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4,93,690
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5,34,414
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5,11,337
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13
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Himachal Pradesh
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1,01,694
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99,971
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99,805
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14
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Jammu & Kashmir
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2,01,858
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2,22,921
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2,18,290
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15
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Jharkhand
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6,53,490
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7,83,410
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6,97,063
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16
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Karnataka
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10,54,412
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10,54,456
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10,68,403
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17
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Kerala
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4,63,420
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4,56,525
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4,45,978
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18
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Ladakh
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3,080
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3,982
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3,987
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19
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Lakshadweep
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1,024
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989
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1,128
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20
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Madhya Pradesh
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14,69,827
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17,67,769
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17,07,861
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21
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Maharashtra
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18,25,376
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19,02,253
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18,32,216
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22
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Manipur
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34,977
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37,816
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33,636
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23
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Meghalaya
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42,033
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74,872
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78,280
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24
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Mizoram
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15,707
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17,870
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18,754
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25
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Nagaland
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14,097
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16,286
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15,849
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26
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Odisha
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6,92,322
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6,75,322
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6,85,232
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27
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Puducherry
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14,928
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14,456
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13,556
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28
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Punjab
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3,73,911
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3,93,111
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4,01,814
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29
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Rajasthan
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14,00,496
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13,43,164
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13,32,369
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30
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Sikkim
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7,628
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6,807
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7,210
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31
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Tamil Nadu
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9,36,583
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9,41,886
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9,12,314
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32
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Telangana
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6,05,665
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6,29,948
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6,04,951
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33
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Tripura
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46,781
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48,546
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46,278
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34
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Uttarakhand
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1,82,943
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1,76,282
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1,78,057
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35
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Uttar Pradesh
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50,23,234
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54,60,112
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49,25,100
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36
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West Bengal
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13,91,491
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14,13,104
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13,56,210
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India
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2,28,60,611
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2,44,12,021
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2,32,22,003
Data Source- Health Management Information System  as on 21st July 2021
The Minister of State , Dr Bharti Pravin Pawar stated this in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha here today.